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<title>Inbox Robot: Prescription Drug Benefits News</title>
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<title>Segal Survey Predicts Continued Declines in All Trends -- Rx Trend Drops to Single Digits</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184364785</link>
<pubDate>21 Aug 2008 16:15 GMT</pubDate>
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...  rates for point-of-service (POS) medical plans (without prescription drugs) for actives and retirees under age 65  ...  ) is an independent, US-based firm of benefit, compensation and human resources consultants. Clients include  ...
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<title>Learning to Care About Health Care</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184303355</link>
<pubDate>21 Aug 2008 08:27 GMT</pubDate>
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...  not have to pay taxes on health benefits purchased through their employers. With wage and  ...  for doctors he may never visit and prescription drugs he doesn&apos;t need. It&apos;s the equivalent of  ...
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<title>Fruit juices harmful for patients taking drugs</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184294278</link>
<pubDate>21 Aug 2008 07:17 GMT</pubDate>
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...  10:31 AM IST Drinking juices while taking prescription drugs is not advisable for patients, according to  ...  uptake transport. &apos;The concern is loss of benefit of medications essential for the treatment of  ...
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<title>New plan targets the older uninsured</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184280793</link>
<pubDate>21 Aug 2008 05:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  $400 for preventive care and a travel benefit that allows members to use a national  ...  $9,000. There is no annual limit on prescription drugs, but there is a $5 million lifetime  ...
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<title>Caution Urged In Mixing Juices, Certain Drugs</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184273773</link>
<pubDate>21 Aug 2008 04:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  London, Ontario. &quot;The concern is loss of benefit of medications essential for the treatment of  ...  of the so-called &quot;Grapefruit Juice Effect,&quot; some prescription drugs now carry warning labels against taking grapefruit  ...
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<title>American Chemical Society&apos;s Weekly PressPac -- Aug. 13, 2008</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184268633</link>
<pubDate>21 Aug 2008 04:25 GMT</pubDate>
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...  G. Bailey. &quot;The concern is loss of benefit of medications essential for the treatment of  ...  of the so-called &quot;Grapefruit Juice Effect,&quot; some prescription drugs now carry warning labels against taking grapefruit  ...
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<title>Massachusetts passes law to restrict gifts</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184265478</link>
<pubDate>21 Aug 2008 03:26 GMT</pubDate>
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...  ensure health care providers make choices about prescription drugs and medical devices for their patients based  ...  devices for their patients based on therapeutic benefits and cost-effectiveness. However, the Pharmaceutical Research and  ...
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<title>Drugs and fruit juices - a combination to avoid</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184254289</link>
<pubDate>21 Aug 2008 01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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...  says the concern is the loss of benefit of medications essential for the treatment of  ...  of grapefruit-induced drug-overdose interactions and now some prescription drugs carry warning labels against taking grapefruit juice  ...
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<title>U.S. Medicare panel questions PET scan cancer data</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184223300</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 20:55 GMT</pubDate>
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...  panel questions PET scan cancer data President George W. Bush speaks about the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit in Sun City Center, Florida May 9, 2006. REUTERS/Jason Reed BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A  ...
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<title>Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Highlights Problems with Consumers Reducing Medical Care to Save Money</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184221524</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 20:51 GMT</pubDate>
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...  they have cut back the number of prescription drugs they take or the dosage of those  ...  their health, so that we can all benefit from healthier lives and more affordable healthcare.  ...
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<title>Imaging industry seeks broader U.S. PET coverage</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184208186</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 19:28 GMT</pubDate>
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...  industry seeks broader U.S. PET coverage President George W. Bush speaks about the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit in Sun City Center, Florida May 9, 2006. REUTERS/Jason Reed BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The  ...
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<title>Imaging industry seeks more coverage for cancer scans</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184208185</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 19:28 GMT</pubDate>
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...  seeks more coverage for cancer scans President George W. Bush speaks about the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit in Sun City Center, Florida May 9, 2006. REUTERS/Jason Reed BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The  ...
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<title>Health Care Reform Promoted By New Harry And Louise TV Advertisement &apos; Single Payer Vs Universal Health Care System - HR676</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184206040</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 19:16 GMT</pubDate>
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...  purchase health insurance. The insurance companies could benefit from a universal health care system that  ...  services including dental, mental, surgical and even prescription drugs. The services do not include cosmetic dentistry,  ...
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<title>What to Do About Skyrocketing Drug Co-Payments</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184195359</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 17:53 GMT</pubDate>
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...  your health plan may cap your prescription benefit in terms of how much it will  ...  financial disaster in the event of high prescription drugs and health care costs. Disability insurance can  ...
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<title>--&gt; Health Net Selects IBM for IT Infrastructure Services Agreement</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184183885</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 16:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  partnering with IBM, Health Net will receive benefits including reduction of IT costs and operational  ...  offer managed health care products related to prescription drugs, and offer managed health care product coordination  ...
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